trees
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PublishedFebruary 20, 2022
Maine Gardener: Snow-schmo, it’s time to prune trees
Winter is the best season, whether the trees are evergreens or deciduous.
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PublishedDecember 24, 2021
B&M is leaving Portland, but its holiday light display is here to stay
Lights in the shape of a Christmas tree that have graced the baked beans factory for a generation will endure as it is redeveloped as a high-tech hub.
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PublishedDecember 5, 2021
Maine Gardener: To best support native wildlife, grow these five keystone tree species in your yard
Or just maybe you have a little leeway.
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PublishedNovember 19, 2021
California wildfires this year torched thousands of giant sequoia trees
Intense fires that burned hot enough and high enough to kill so many giant sequoias – trees once considered nearly fire-proof – puts an exclamation point on the impact of climate change.
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PublishedNovember 17, 2021
‘Prettiest’ balsam fir on Epping Street arrives in Portland’s Monument Square
The tree was a gift to Richard Olsen, who died last year but long dreamed of having one of his trees chosen for the display.
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PublishedOctober 26, 2021
Commentary: Maine’s North Woods are a wilderness of global importance
Like the Amazon rainforest and Australian Outback, Maine’s north woods are among the world’s disappearing intact ecosystems.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2021
Maine Voices: Opening my mind and my palate has delicious results
A taste of mulberries in a New York botanical garden introduces a Portland resident to the idea of growing them at home.
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PublishedAugust 8, 2021
Bedside Table: Trees have a lot to teach us
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PublishedMay 2, 2021
Saving a heritage orchard, one apple tree at a time
Massachusetts' Tower Hill Botanic Gardens gets some restoration help from Fedco Trees and inimitable apple man John Bunker.
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PublishedOctober 17, 2020
Maine Voices: Fire-free forests aren’t possible, but we can’t abandon prevention
Containment efforts have paid off in Maine – in a record-breaking wildfire year here, the average acreage per fire is very low.